Word: gulf
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...There was navigation of the Trinity River as early as 1868. The S.S. H. A. Harvey Jr. arrived from Galveston in 1893 and anchored near the west end of this plaza. In 1872 a railroad was completed to Dallas from the Gulf. The next year another railroad from the East built its terminal a few blocks northeast of this site. Rapid growth of Dallas quickly followed...
...sage, Oregon's Wayne Morse flailing a limp arm, Vermont's George Aiken beaming avuncularly for the cameras-all of them questioning or baiting Administration witnesses and, through the witnesses, Lyndon Johnson. In the end only five Senators voted against tabling a motion rescinding the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution, which had authorized the President to take all necessary action in Southeast Asia. But perhaps two dozen other Senators, while refusing to vote against the Commander in Chief, were nevertheless known to have serious reservations about Administration policy. Almost to a man, the critics were Democrats in an overwhelmingly...
...since the last week of 1965. Even high-priced stocks have continued to rise in a number of high-flying groups, notably electronics and airlines. Since Feb. 9, when the Dow-Jones decline be gan, Collins Radio has moved from 48 to 71, Pan Am from 57 to 60, Gulf & Western from 97 to 106 and Texas Instruments from 200 to 210. On the bearish side, there have been sharp drops in several groups, including aircraft manufacturing, life insurance, oil and utilities...
Relatively economical with fuel, the Tokyo Maru can carry oil from the Persian Gulf to Japan for $2 a ton, compared to $3 for a 75,000-ton and $4 for a 45,000-ton ship. It is so big that its hold could, in theory, carry the entire Queen Elizabeth if that giant of passengerliners were broken up for scrap...
...economic pressures at home which demanded a restriction of military committments. The newly-elected Labour Government initiated the extensive defense review to establish more economically pragmatic policies. According to the new program, the British plan to evacuate their troublesome base in Aden by 1968. Forces in the Persian Gulf area and the heavy commitment in Germany will be maintained only if the troubling deficit balance of payments is abolished. In Europe and the Middle East, then, Britain's policy is to withdraw...